This seminar will take a look at a new technology - circular in nature - utilising hydrolysed proteins, peptides and amino acids naturally derived from sheep wool.

This technology assists plant biological processes in response to abiotic stress and improves crop quality and yield. The combination of hydrolysed proteins, peptides, and amino acids has a diverse range of actions, including stimulating hormonal synthesis pathways, chlorophyll synthesis, nutrient uptake and assimilation, and plant metabolism.  Benefits include reduced transplant shock, boosted plant metabolism and green-up, improved nutrient uptake and assimilation, increased plant growth, vigour, and tillering, improved fruit yield and quality, reduced phytotoxicity from herbicide application, increased tolerance to abiotic stress.

The presentation will cover its relevance to fruit growing, the genetic basis for its effect (results from UK universities), and trials in Fruit and Vegetables.